Search warrants served near Oxnard, in Moorpark

Police gather east of Oxnard

Investigators with the Ventura County District Attorney's Office served search warrants at two locations around 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

Assisted by Oxnard police and the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, authorities gathered on Wood Road east of Oxnard to serve one of the warrants, officials said.

Brian Rafelson, supervisor of the district attorney's consumer and environmental unit, declined to provide details on the operation, saying it would be inappropriate to do so, as it involves an ongoing investigation.

Meanwhile in Moorpark, investigators with the District Attorney's Office served a search warrant at a condo complex in the 500 block of Spring Road. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said it assisted.

A neighbor of that search site said he saw officials look into garages of one of the units about 9:30 a.m. He said he saw them retrieve what appeared to be files and other items. The neighbor said he saw a man taken away in handcuffs.

No other information was known about the Moorpark investigation.

Both operations had been completed by about noon, and authorities didn't say whether they were related.